Telegram-herald., 1887-03-25
THE WlGtW0RKERS.
Under the Management OF tie
COMMITTEES CT Flftsen-
asE GllsIslTEs Faa rIN GfFGEE
The ssonninstioa for Msfcr Gees a
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ana Earnest Eafh4siasna-
Ths ceatfeliiag Goa
miliss kalsFEsc.

iua y T sakeUcfAefs ~ A1id Ia 4ns5 Gitg -
consider The fesssbility q sisetins lzsofias
.aen 10 rspfszs1t EEe eify "a ths LSsAs.zlazs.
Fity-ssyen dslesAtes sere pressat Azd alter
lns asAttsr sas decided 70 make ths az
temps a2a % lsaye ths management 81 ths
eAmpzgn ia the hsuds d comnlistss of
members $50 we're tAeD named. The
rss4ls vas ths asnliaskiOa q Joseph Dillon
aud = IL Gil for Representatives. Through
me mznsgsnsnt of the COMMITTEES VI
Fifteen ~. LAlioa sas endorsed - the
Rspabllcans And elected. OaiDg - . mis-
taks nl4ae 81 tie COMMITTEES, theg ad4it lI
n0w. Mr. Ollls u0elin4tion vas not sndofs.
81 81 tke nIsenba kers as ca xpeclrd, and
be As defeated. At the close VI the cam
paiga i sas decided - continue tue orgAD-
iza.ion snd maze az edoEt a. The spFins
elesil8u 10 elect cIiy othneFs fAVoTing the
OBJ sefs and Aus II 4Bizcd NOTkIngmen.
For the purpose ol seieetlng candidates the
gomnlltiee ol FifteeB called city eo9Een-
tinn aud invited al labor CfxaniLaii0n.
Hni0ns societies. wards and \. u /. Assem-
b.ies 10 send delegates. The convention
sas held last a ~ n n 81 J.. hall over
the ". u 4. L. roons IN the Cole block
Rearl-sL
When the hour arrived about one hun
dsed alea hai assembled in the hall and
Alex Il X. WHO has acted As chairman Of
Ese Committee Of filneen rel 4esLed the
alsnoers Of tae committee % step 10 one
saa 4 the hail, and the secretaEg, h. IA.
Gil, calis.i tae roll. President fyfe then
Introduced the COmmittse Of fllteen 10 the
al Hence. sa,lng that a. their names had
Dol befJre &c n made pa6lic aud they had
GAINED consideTa0ie no.-rlery through the
press as44 u -. ihSIe ul.gLt DC some
c4nOsity 70 kn0g whO composed the com
ml.tse The nAmes OF the members a
ealled irom The roll were. Hsrvsy %. Carr,
r T. Mills. n. W. Gallup. + II Gil. Alex
Fyfc, Carl SaesE, JOIN Mgefs, NJ. Howard.
DAVID Moore James MahOney, Michael
sccus, JeF-y Dykhoase, +. ii. Holt,
iseph TuiiD sn ii Richard Brink.
President Fyis sEAtet the object Of the
convsntion 10 be the nOmi nation as candl-
dates lOg city officers men Who are not poll
llcians o. oiiice seekers aud who have
shyea themselves 10 be friendly 70 OrgA-
nized labor. and stated that the Comm tee
iai decided inaf Il Was best that no mem
ber OF the committee should De selected as q
candidate. Ga motion chairman Eye and
Secretary Gill were made the permanent
officers Of the convention. The first order
Of Business was the presentation OF credeu-
tlais, which were hsnaed 10 the Secretary
and tho Committee oi Fifteen retired 70 ex-
anime them. Alter a shOrl delioeratloa
the COMMITTEES reported th4t all
credentials presented we're approved
and thai they shovel eighiy-six accredited
delcEat objection vas made 10 the pub
licsiiog OF the NAMES OF delegates because
sOue employers might not Be pleased to
learn that their employees had taken part
in the CONVENTION and thus make is IN
pleasant for them. The names OF the del
egates we're not read buI j; was announced
that nineteen organizations were repre-
ssnsed. Including the Bakers Brewers,
Br.cZ makers, Carpenters. Clgarmakers
C0Opers Clerks Ensineers Teamsters
Unions. several X. OF L. Assemblies and
the Press Club. IL wes decided that only
delegates present should yote-every maa
csst his ORn v0te-that the members OF
not vote at ali and nominations
for Mayor were declared in order. IL was
stated the object Of makiog nominations
before baliOting was nos for tue purpose Of
alluiing 20 the merits and fitness OF candl-
dates, bat 10 allow any and al delegates to
state reasons way the candidates were not
worthy or were ineligible.
Z 2. Mile named T. b Fisher, Of the
EGgls. as a proper man for Mayor. A dele
gate Ooiec. Ell because the Eagie bad always
opposed Organized labor. He had stopped
reading i on thst account and taken the
Democrat bat didn't make much by the
change Another delegate defended Mr.
Fisher, saying Il was through bis
influence that the Ef4le be-
came unioa paper Another had taken
the Leai9 until be became disguised
With it; then look the Esgis and hk5i 1t
better. John killeAn wss mentioned. but
IL was said thar lie favored the properly y
qualification in the charier aud belonged
TO the Grocers' Union which had threatened
IN case OF a ssrike 10 starve the strikers TO
submission. The name OF Hon. G. G. Com
stock was greeted with --' % humbug.' j.
I A. Mckee was Objectionable because be
was interested 10 tbe Bush factory. an in-
| sfifuuOn which i notorious for employing
/ child labOF ia violation u The law. William
| II tlathaEEy vas proposed and responded
by nominating ex-Mayor George c. Stekst-
l tee. Edward Taggart was also mentioned.
also Isaac c. Levi Finally an Informal
ballot was taken with the following result.
I T. G. Levi. 50. E. + Fisher, /. ]. a. Mckee,
/ 5. loha kiiean, George q. Sieketee and G..
/ G. Comstock, 3 each Thomas Walsh, ?.
/ Total 60
As Ms Levi had received a majority Of
/ al De votes cast he ballet vas made for
nal and Tire nomination OF Mr.. Levi was
made unanimous with great enthusiasm.
/ A com mitee was appointed 20 wait on the
/ ton.
An Informal ballot for Ciiy Clerk resulted.
| Charles +. Davis. 80 Charles Winchester.
/ :. John Myers. 8. AhTam Geidh0f 2.
I Cosriss :. Ratbbun, 4. Total 50 Ar.
/ Davis was unanimously declared the nOmi-
nee.
For City Treasurer. William G.
I Beckxith NJ J. UlriCh. Louis
Fnnz and Andrew shsfsr We're
named, but The latter vas objected te be
cause & Ess announced that be vas seeking
a nomination Oa tue Grsenbsck ticket. The
ballot resulted. Uirich. -: PEiRx. "A. Besk-
Tith. 3. .oaisrt 2 Mr.. tirich vas unani-
moase3.
For comptroller somebody suggested
JOSIAH Iibbetts aud Was greeted With cries
Of Rats Rats Michael F. Powers vas
taen named IS several delegates aud nomi-
nsted oy sccismstion.
hon. Isseya Di.loa Vas EleHtioaei for
/ n srshail. but declined saying that be felt
thst ne had all the honor he could stan ap
under at present A bsiiot ras then taken
sad resulted Henry Writers. s.. Richard
Nctfsnn. ~. william p fsDkester. 2. aod
I Wtilsn Aoauiyke s. The nomination 81
Mr.. Witters vas made unanimous
Louis Prias VS. nonlinaled for member
I af th~ Boara 81 Revss~ aad Equalization.
recsiving So cat OF The - votes cast
" .. " Wssifali vas earnestly endorsed "a
justice % TIE Pesce s1d nominated 81 =
vots 81 - 20 I IoF Hsiiiam A. Shlnkmsn.
In making nominations for Judgs of the
Superior Court JUDGE Parrish sss Qaiie
severely cFitscized fsr bis rulings IN cases
against cfrpors IONS. whiIe J. " Ransom
ard Herry : Fslker we're isvorshly men
toned The o.Aos resaltsd Feiker. -
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